Karen D. Corbin, PhD, RD

Dr. Corbin is an Associate Investigator at the AdventHealth Translational Research Institute. Her program of research focuses on nutrition and metabolism. She studies mechanisms, particularly the gut microbiome, that drive individual susceptibility to metabolic diseases such as obesity, diabetes, and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD). Dr. Corbin’s research portfolio includes both investigator-initiated and industry clinical-translational studies focused on novel pathogenic mechanisms and therapeutics. Her ultimate goal is to advance clinically relevant research that is poised to transform patient care.

Dr. Corbin came to the TRI-MD after a 3-year term as a Research Assistant Professor at UNC Chapel Hill, Gillings School of Global Public Health, Department of Nutrition. This was preceded by her postdoctoral training also at UNC Chapel Hill. Dr. Corbin earned her doctorate degree in molecular medicine at the University of South Florida College of Medicine in 2008. She became a registered dietitian in 1998 after completing her dietetic internship at the James A. Haley Veteran’s Hospital in Tampa, FL. She earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Nutrition and Food Science in 1997 at Florida State University.